Unlike Flint, Michigan and other cities and states with water quality problems, in the Poconos we are blessed with abundant, pure, fresh, drinkable water.  Our creeks and streams – and the natural forests they depend on – are the beautiful backdrop of daily life and are essential to a healthy economy and lifestyle.  Our geographic region is home to 80% of Pennsylvania’s classified exceptional value streams, right where you live, work and play.

Your stewardship sustains the work of the BWA, as we work to keep water safe to begin with – a much cheaper, far more effective approach than costly clean-ups following careless development.